100 Greatest Things in Golf: Editors influence

Pride in one's appearance - hmmm. Do you clean your wellingtons everytime you've been in the garden???

Do you play golf in the winter months??? I do. I can walk five foot off the 1st tee and my feet look like I've taken part in the battle of the somme. Not much point in cleaning golf shoes.

I'm guessing you steam clean your clubs and then spray them with some form of antibacterial cleaning agent as well. :rolleyes:

Plus, do they really last longer???

I've never cleaned a pair of golf shoes in my life.

I've replaced them because the sole has snapped or the spike hole has broken.

Next argument please...
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I think like almost anything, if you look after something it will last you longer. Im not looking for an argument, I was just interested in what you have against clean golf shoe, do you clean your everyday shoes?

Can I add I dont own a steam cleaner nor a pair of wellingtons.
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I'm lucky, my everyday shoes are trainers so once they're dirty they get thrown in the washing machine.

If, however, I'm attending a wedding/social gathering then my shoes will be so shiny I could see up your wife's skirt... ;)

You don't own a steam cleaner??? The standards of this forum are dropping! :D




PS - as a foot note - I do not shine my shoes with the intention of using them to look up lady's skirts.

It's just an added bonus... :o
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Those are some shiney shoes :D
 
So to drag this back on topic. Are clean shoes worthy of a place in the top 100 greatest things in golf? And if no would your opinion change if they were shiny enough to see up a ladies skirt? ;)
 
So to drag this back on topic. Are clean shoes worthy of a place in the top 100 greatest things in golf? And if no would your opinion change if they were shiny enough to see up a ladies skirt? ;)
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Tiger - sorry pal - I've dragged your more than worthy post down into the depths of my deviances... :)
 
One thing that makes my p*ss boil is scruffiness,especially dirty golf shoes.What next,jeans and trainers in the monthly medal ?
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Turn it in!

How are dirty golf shoes anywhere near jeans and trainers???

Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???

Do you check their waterproofs to make sure they've been washed and ironed before every round???

Do you tuck their shirts in for them???

Perhaps an unwashed car - should those be banned from the car park too???

Do you insist on blazers and tie in the clubhouse at all times???

And, absolutely at no time must anyone - male, female or animal - fart on the course!!!

It's 2011 pal, not 1911.
 
One thing that makes my p*ss boil is scruffiness,especially dirty golf shoes.What next,jeans and trainers in the monthly medal ?
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Turn it in!

How are dirty golf shoes anywhere near jeans and trainers???

Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???

Do you check their waterproofs to make sure they've been washed and ironed before every round???

Do you tuck their shirts in for them???

Perhaps an unwashed car - should those be banned from the car park too???

Do you insist on blazers and tie in the clubhouse at all times???

And, absolutely at no time must anyone - male, female or animal - fart on the course!!!

It's 2011 pal, not 1911.
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For me it doesnt matter what year it is, why would you WANT to pull up in a unwashed car wearing an un-ironed jumper and dirty shoes.

Proper Steptoe if you ask me! ;)
 
I don't see clean shoes as worthy of a top 100 spot at all.
I'm with AW on this. Especially in Winter. Spend even a minute cleaning them and by the time you've stepped off the first tee and onto the fairway they're back looking the same......
 
One thing that makes my p*ss boil is scruffiness,especially dirty golf shoes.What next,jeans and trainers in the monthly medal ?
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Turn it in!

How are dirty golf shoes anywhere near jeans and trainers???

Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???

Do you check their waterproofs to make sure they've been washed and ironed before every round???

Do you tuck their shirts in for them???

Perhaps an unwashed car - should those be banned from the car park too???

Do you insist on blazers and tie in the clubhouse at all times???

And, absolutely at no time must anyone - male, female or animal - fart on the course!!!

It's 2011 pal, not 1911.
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For me it doesnt matter what year it is, why would you WANT to pull up in a unwashed car wearing an un-ironed jumper and dirty shoes.

Proper Steptoe if you ask me! ;)
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I like un-ironed jumpers - it makes me look rugged...

So the Wife says... :D
 
One thing that makes my p*ss boil is scruffiness,especially dirty golf shoes.What next,jeans and trainers in the monthly medal ?
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Turn it in!

How are dirty golf shoes anywhere near jeans and trainers???

Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???

Do you check their waterproofs to make sure they've been washed and ironed before every round???

Do you tuck their shirts in for them???

Perhaps an unwashed car - should those be banned from the car park too???

Do you insist on blazers and tie in the clubhouse at all times???

And, absolutely at no time must anyone - male, female or animal - fart on the course!!!

It's 2011 pal, not 1911.
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Dirty golf shoes are far worse than jeans or trainers imo.
A few years ago,i was playing a scratch league match against another local club.As i waited near the 1st Tee for my opponent to arrive,i overheard a "member" comment about Tattoo's, (obviously directed at moi) and how people with Tattoo's should be made to wear long sleeves,so as not to offend others !!!!!
All this,from a scruffy little rectum,with dirty shoes,dirty trousers,and the remains of his lunch fighting its way out of his moustache.
I have a very busy schedule,i have a wife,3 children,3 dogs,a full time job,and work as a volunteer 3 evenings a week,yet i can still find time to iron my clothes,and wipe the shite from my golf shoes.
I'm well aware what year it is,and your more than welcome to fart in my company,but make sure you don't turn up in dirty golf shoes. ;)
 
So to drag this back on topic. Are clean shoes worthy of a place in the top 100 greatest things in golf? And if no would your opinion change if they were shiny enough to see up a ladies skirt? ;)
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Tiger - sorry pal - I've dragged your more than worthy post down into the depths of my deviances... :)
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Yes you have. You'll be talking about 1/7 job share next ;)
 
One thing that makes my p*ss boil is scruffiness,especially dirty golf shoes.What next,jeans and trainers in the monthly medal ?
Click to expand...

Turn it in!

How are dirty golf shoes anywhere near jeans and trainers???

Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???

Do you check their waterproofs to make sure they've been washed and ironed before every round???

Do you tuck their shirts in for them???

Perhaps an unwashed car - should those be banned from the car park too???

Do you insist on blazers and tie in the clubhouse at all times???

And, absolutely at no time must anyone - male, female or animal - fart on the course!!!

It's 2011 pal, not 1911.
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Dirty golf shoes are far worse than jeans or trainers imo.
A few years ago,i was playing a scratch league match against another local club.As i waited near the 1st Tee for my opponent to arrive,i overheard a "member" comment about Tattoo's, (obviously directed at moi) and how people with Tattoo's should be made to wear long sleeves,so as not to offend others !!!!!
All this,from a scruffy little rectum,with dirty shoes,dirty trousers,and the remains of his lunch fighting its way out of his moustache.
I have a very busy schedule,i have a wife,3 children,3 dogs,a full time job,and work as a volunteer 3 evenings a week,yet i can still find time to iron my clothes,and wipe the shite from my golf shoes.
I'm well aware what year it is,and your more than welcome to fart in my company,but make sure you don't turn up in dirty golf shoes. ;)
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It's about being comfortable though, right???

Come one, come all - that's my ethos. I don't care whether you've got tattoos, dirty trousers, three arms, dirty golf shoes, a dirty car, an inability to remember my name, you hit your drives less than 378 yards, you're from Wales, you're from Scotland, you can't pronounce 'bath' properly (there is an 'r' in there if you look close enough), you're under 25 and use an electric trolley or, perhaps the worst golfing faux pas of them all - you have a 'golf blog' - as long as you observe the rules of golf and enjoy a bit of banter then it'll be a pleasure to accompany you around the course.

As I said at the beginning, I don't understand why people get bent out of shape about dirty golf shoes.

Too many other things to worry about.

I've always played my sports (football, cricket and golf) in dirty shoes - it's what I'm comfortable in. Maybe they reflect my state of mind... :D
 
I like to look smart and have clean shoes and goes back to the ethos of look the part play the part my dad drummed into me as a kid or maybe it was a way of making me clean both my footie boots and school shoes every week.

Now I know the look smart play well message doesn't apply to me as soon as I tee a ball up but I do feel more comfortable neatly turned out. However some of my regular Saturday roll up are very much from the AW stable and I've no problem with it as long as we have a good laugh, hit a few shots and have a drink after. Isn't that what golf is about for us lot anyway. If we were that good we'd be paying our bills by playing.

Winter golf is winter golf and I accept that my lovely clean FJ's will get muddy so I usually only use a couple of older black pairs so they are easily cleaned up (granted HID does a sterling job doing them) and that I can have a dry pair if I play Saturday and Sunday.

I thought it was ain interesting piece and knowing Mike I'm sure he chucked a few like clean shoes in to promote debate up and down the clubhouses of the land. Any top xx list on any subject will always have arguments about who should and shouldn't be in. Even if AW was to do a top XI of Crystal Palace with his best mate I'm sure they'd disagree on who should be in.
 
Well done here in the colonials I play in dirty shoes and since my golfing trousers got left behind in the motherland I've played in jeans, yes denim jeans and do ya know what it's not made the slightest difference to how I play.

Due to NZ more relaxed dress codes, both at work and in social circles it's joy.

;) ;)
 
For me it doesnt matter what year it is, why would you WANT to pull up in a unwashed car wearing an un-ironed jumper and dirty shoes.
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Oi! Leave me outta this! :D


The best thing in golf is wondering what RickG/Murphthemog will be wearing at the next forum event... Versace, D&G, Gucci.... Dunlop
 
Do you berate those who dare to turn up to the course in an un-ironed jumper???
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He does have a point you know.

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Despite the picture above (it was getting chilly and that jumper had been lying in my golf bag for weeks) I do like to look smart on the course.
I would never (ever) turn up to play golf with dirty shoes. Can't abide it.
I think it was Jack Nicklaus who once said "look smart, play smart" or something like that.
It doesn't always work, but there is absolutely no excuse for looking scruffy on a golf course.
Not being a snob, but I would defintely turn my nose up at anybody turning up on the 1st tee with mud all over their bloody shoes.
 
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